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Show flash, darted off. 'At that moment1 Beachy and Knabenshue In their dirigibles dir-igibles had passed over the grand stand and also started toward the New York. But Paulhan, rising in a wide circle to a height of Cuo feet. Failed a mile or more over the adjacent ad-jacent fields and the fringe of trees that line the camp on the north until he had approaches near enough to hall his wife In the ballooon and then sweeping down paid his respects to Beachy and Knabenshue. Los Angeles, Jan 12. Low around a fence-post, a gopher owl fluttered In fright; at tho height of the tele-j tele-j graph polos a great yellow sphere I daagled, preparing to drop, still higher high-er a cigar-shaped bag. with a man I cllngiag to a spidery frame under It, ducked and whirred at will; above them oil 500 fi-et In the aJr, a smaller, small-er, slighter creation soared In dl3daln of them all this was the symbolic sphere a symbol of the mounting steps of aerial navigation. The balloon New York, piloted by Clifford B. Harmon of New York, had been in the offing all day. It landed in the center of the field triumphantly. From Its basket Mme. Louis Paulhan had watched her husband In his Far-man Far-man bl-plono circling above. From behind the grandstand the dirigible driven by Lincoln Peachey, had risen ris-en ovr the field and gone after the balloon as a tug after a tow In a roufh sea, while Paulhan was trying out hi bl-plane for fhe big qualifying tests. Day Is Perfect. The third day of the meet was per feet. The flags in the grandstand hung limp. Tho field basked in tho warm sun. The crowds poured in PAULHAN GETS HIGH FLIGHT RECORD Aviation Camp, Los Angeles, Jan. 13. Louis Paulhan, the French aviator avi-ator broke all official and unofficial records for altitude in a Fnrman biplane bi-plane late this afternoon. It, Is estimated he rose not less than 4,000 feet As methods of measurements measure-ments are not exact, this may bo questioned, but It Is certain that ho exceeded Hubert Latham's record, made at Mourmelon. France, Dec. 13, JVOJ, which was git en at between j, -100 and 1.S00 feet, by at least a thojsand feet, Tho Instrument on fajihan's machine made his greatest height 4,600 feet. Paulhan Is tbo idol of the men tonight to-night He made his ' great record bhortly after losing the 6pecd record rec-ord of tho course to Olenn H. CurtlsB. Judges' record of Paulhan's altitude which was still to be sanctioned officially, offi-cially, was 1,524 meters, approximately approxim-ately C.000 feot. The time In the air was 60 minutes 46 1-5 seconds. The time of descent was 7 minutes 3 seconds. The Frenchman, using an engine which had Just arrived from Paris, had been almost constantly in the l.mellght all the afternoon. He had circled the course again and again, skidded and dipped and swung corners cor-ners In daring fashion that made his wife shiver. ' pen. Tho balloons and the dirigibles driven by Knabenshue and Beacboy crowds over the course. Two Curtlss machines were dragged to the white marked starting place, a band played play-ed a swinging waltz music and tho official starters and markers took their places. Then tho silent Curtlss stepped from his tent and through a megaphone mega-phone announced they would try for tho speed record of the course. Clad Immaculately with a golfing cap low over his eyes, he took his seat and gave the signal. After a short trial flight, he increased his speed to tho rate of 43 miles an hour. The tlmo given for the course of slightly more than a mile and a half wns 2:13 3-5. No 60oner had Curtlss alighted and strolled carelessly away, Into tho crowd than Paulhan's manager announced an-nounced that the Frenchman would 6e-k to take tho speed honor from tho American. Sporting Instinct Aroused. The sporting Instinct of tho spectators spec-tators was aroused Hero was a clean cut contest, Tho curso was cleared and Paulhan started again Then it was seen his engine had leas power. His turns were not so sharp. The result of the first lap was 11 second under Curtlss' record. The Frenchman French-man kept on flying, however, until he hnd gone round the course six times and the 6lght of his craft buzzing buz-zing through the air had become bo common that hundreds turned to tho Egyptian dancers and tho barkers in the side shows along Concession Lane. On tione of his rounds did he come up to the record of Curtlss, though ho all day until the estimate reached the figure of 50.000, and down the fence line, guarded by the 3"0 deputy sheriffs, tho crowd surged for a mile to tho gates. Stretched out before the eyes of these fascinated people, "'as a plateau dotted with the newest designs In air craft Near one of the lower fences, Paulhan, hidden from the other aviators, aviat-ors, was tinkering with a new engine. There was much French chatter and scampering about In the blue bowl of the sky balloons were hanging To the sea a level plain unrolled. Across tho valley rose a wall of rock and dim mountain and mingling clouds and snow, the big white tents of the foreign aviators and the headquarters head-quarters of Glenn H dirties, hope of America for the laurels of this meet, in the foreground. In front of tho tents, looking Idly at the local aviators aviat-ors tinkering In their open air 6hops, was a cluster of cow-boy sheriffs look- ing for trouble. Too morning passed with no movement move-ment from the tents. Toward noon MJscarol In a Elerlot monoplane Hew dow n tho far end of the course and whetted the appetites of the crowd whkh had grown by this time to tremendous tre-mendous proportions, Paulhan Makes Start. Paulhan, whose name was on the lips of the mob, had beon stralulng to got in the air all morning and shortly short-ly after noon h began preparations In earnest. Mb new engine tested to his satisfaction. He called his mech- covered more man eignt nines in mis flight. Pleased by his victory Curtlss came out on the course aealn. He went up to feel out the air currents to try for a higher flight. At 100 feet ho circled twice around the course. Hamilton Leaves Course. Charles K. Hamilton In a Curtlss machine left the ground soon after in a qualifying flight, but came down after an erratic flight of a few min-utert. min-utert. The Paulhan altitude flight and a half circle of tho field by Curtlss with Harmon as a passenger, wound up tho program. With these events tho meet now is fairly under way. Including local en-I en-I tries, there are 26 airships on the field. But a few doslgns qualified out of the large eutry list. Charles F. Johnson of San Francisco Fran-cisco was the latest arrival. His Curtlss Cur-tlss machine was towed to the field late In the day, but he said that both he and Hamilton, the other Curtlss aviator, probably would not attempt serious flights until late In the week,-as week,-as extra engines and parts must be inspected by Curtlss. Los Angeles, Jan. 12. Louis Paulhan, Paul-han, the French aviator who shattered shatter-ed all records for high flying today was presented with a ellver loving cup valued at $500 tonight by Mayor Grant Conrad of San Diego ou behalf of his city. Weather Favorable. Tho sun waa low toward the sea and the shadows had begun to gather as ho made his decision to go higher In the air than any man la a heavlcr-Ihan-aJr machine ever had attempted. attempt-ed. The wind barely stirred the feathers feath-ers in the hate of the women that blocked tho grand stand in solid masses of color. Cortlandt F. Bishop, president of the Aero club of Amer-icu. Amer-icu. stood La front of the grand stand j enthustlaatlo over the beautiful scene that stretched out before him. "I never saw such perfect weather weath-er for aviation." he remarked. "We ought to bavo tho altitude record broken." A minute later Paulhan rose In the air. He bent low his gray capped Ltad and smiled a promise as he made a short circle over the mass of craning cran-ing spectators. Curtlss had felt tho higher currents and come down. Hamilton had landed tamely. Paulhan Paul-han pointed north, went up & thousand thous-and feet, passed over the center of the field again aa though to tako another last look at the faces of human hum-an beings, then turned north and up agnln. lly this time there was just one thing in all the universe for the crowd the man and his air-conquering machine rapidly becoming a speck Jn the gathering twilight. Growd Goes Wild. At 'the estimated height of 1.300 feet, Paulhan described a great circle cir-cle aa If feeling the currents. By this time- he was a mile and a half from the camp. When word had spread that, he had beaten the world's record, rec-ord, the vast throng was roused to frenzy and he still was climbing. Two thousand feet and Rtill climbing. climb-ing. 8ense of distance losL from the earth. No one would have been surprised sur-prised If the man and his little wings tad been rwallowed up In the void. At 5 o'clock, the machine became plainer. Paulhan began to descend. He came down easily in front of tho grandstand after being Jn the air nearly 15 minutes. As he leaped from hie machine, cheeks glowing and eyes flashing, he w grabbed by his friends and carried to the edge of the grandstand where he bared his bead to the thunder of cheers that came In hla honor. Gives Another Treat. Paulhan gavo the crowds another treat earlier in the afternoon. The balloon New York which has ascended from Huntington park early In tho day, came drifting toward aviation camp. It was Mme. Paulhan, among other guests, and when the Frenchman French-man caught 6lght of It, ho sprang to his Fnrman machine, snapped out Instructions In-structions to hl3 helpers, and, In a Ing of the propeller, at last an answering an-swering whirr. A cyclone generated In tho rear that lifted the hair of the four men bending at the tall. Paulhan waved his hand gaily, whistled to his little dog, lifted his arms as though he wore about to fly without any aid but his- own daring spirit, and the skids left the ground. Over bumps and rough field for a few yards, then a faster whirr, from the machine and a lift that carried him into the upper currents. Curtlss Makes Start. Curtlss Idled nearby, watching from narrowing eyes. He turned abruptly as Paulhan went around the Pjlon marked course tho second tlmo, and remarked to two Indies, who were chatting near him: "Well, it is time I started to work." He entered his tent and peered Into tho engine big men worked over. Curtlss. keen and silent, Paulhan, boyish and daring represent tho great contest of the meet. After this first flight Paulhan hardly hard-ly gavu his engine time to cool be fore he tried another flight this tlmo with Masson as a passenger. Apparently Appar-ently the flight was as easy as the first, but he did not rise as hl?h. At 2 o'clock things began to hap- |